U-843 1945
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-843 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1945 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | U-boat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Battle of the Atlantic | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Kattegat | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Denmark | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 29 km from land |
| Position | 57.5500, 11.4000 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-843 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 21 April 1942 at the DeSchiMAG AG Weser yard in Bremen, launched on 15 December 1942, and commissioned on 24 March 1943 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Oskar Herwartz. After training with 4th U-boat Flotilla in the Baltic Sea, U-843 was transferred to 2nd U-boat Flotilla on 1 November 1943 for front-line service, and was transferred to 33rd U-boat Flotilla on 1 October 1944. She carried out three war patrols, sinking one ship, and was sunk by a British aircraft on 9 April 1945.
Location
- Recorded position: 57.5500, 11.4000 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Kattegat
- Nearest coast: Denmark
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-843 (revision 1380088824), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby wrecks
- U-2359 1945 · 7 km
- U-3503 1945 · 23 km
- SS Westfalen 1944 · 26 km
- U-1065 1945 · 48 km
- U-804 1945 · 48 km
- SS Suevic 1942 · 69 km
Other wrecks of the Battle of the Atlantic
- U-981 1944
- U-984 1944
- U-987 1944
- U-990 1944
- U-993 1944
- German submarine U-717 1945
- U-1001 1945
- U-1002 1945
- U-1003 1945
- U-1004 1945
All 704 wrecks of the Battle of the Atlantic →
Browse more: Europe wrecks · wrecks off Denmark · Kattegat · Second World War